Washing-machine.



` w. F. BLAKE. ir *l WASHING MACHINE. L y APPLICATION FILED DEU. 24, 1906.

|a 900,258, Patented oen. s, 1m

W. FJBLAKE. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBC. 24, 1906.

900,258. y Patented oct. e, 190s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

www

f/ Mij;

l 4. Jizyerezar:

Jul, awww 'washing machines in whic.

UNITED sTATEs 4PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. BLAKE, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR,- BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO PARAGON MFG'. G0., 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

No. sorteos.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1908.

Application led December 24, 1906. lertal lo. 849,201.

To au whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLXAM F. BLAKE, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Harvey, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improve- -ment in .lrVashing-Machines, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, -whic form a part of this specification. I

M invention rela-tes in general to washing mac rines and particularl to ,that ty e of h a perforated cylinder contai'ningv articles tobe washed, is rotatablyniounted within a casing containing water. A.

An object of my invention is to provide moans for readily jdisen aginur the driving pinion from the gear whel on the cylinder to permit .the `removal of the c ,.linder from the casing, amlwhich will also ook the cylinder einst rota*V Fon who it is desired to remove t earticiestherefroni,

A further object is to provide improved means for securing the circular wall of the cylinder to the end. walls, which will also servo as handles to facilitate the lifting of the v cylinder from the casing.

A further ribjecty is to prevent leakage water from the casing around the bearing.

- t e outer surfaces of the end walls A and A plate of the driving shaft. Y A further object is to prot-ect the exposed metal. in the pcrforatlons of' the galvanized cylinder so that theclothcs will not be inurcdby rust. i

A still 4lui-ther object of my invention is to provide a Washing machine which will be simple in construction, inexpensive in. manufacture, and efficient in. use..

My inventilfn will. be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which the sameisillustrated as embodied in .a convenient and practical form and in which Figure l. is a plan View, the cover of the casin4 being open; Fig. 2 a transverse sectiona View on line 2---2 Fig', Il, the cover of the casing being closed; Fig. 3 an enlar ed detail sectional view on line 3---3 Fig. il; ig. 4 a tral'isverse sectional view onilme 4-4 Fig. l Fig. 5 a detail sectional View on line 5 Fig. 4; Fig. 6 an edge elcvationalview 56 of the hearing plate detached from the casing; Fig. 7 an elevational' view of the side of the bearing plate which eng es the end wall of the casing; Fig. 8 an en arged elevational view of the top portion of one of the end walls of the c linder; Fig. 9 a sectional view on line 9 9 lyig. 8.

The same reference characters are used to Adesignate the same parts in the several figl ures of the drawings. A

Reference characters A and Al indicate the end walls of the casing which are unitedv by side Walls Aa and A. A indicates the cylindrical bottom wall of the cising which is preferably made of sheet meta a, a designate the legs for supporting the A casing, which are preferably made ofangle4 iron and are extended upwardly to thetop of the easing and serve as corner brackets for strengthening 'the connections between the walls of the casing.

Reference letter B designates the cover of the casi .which is -preferabl ,made of sheet metal an is unitedat. one e to a hinge b extending the entire len tho the'side Wall A of the casing. The 'nge'b is provided with a downwardly extending flange b overlapping the inner surface of the wall A, thereby adding strength to the hinge and also preventing a sharp edge being presented by the hinge to 'cut or injure the-hands of the o erator. Handles A and Ao are secured on of the casing to permit the machine to be moved.

C designates a erforated cylinder rota- .tably mounted wit i'n the casin and adapted to contain larticles, suoli as cothes, to be washed. The cylinder is preferably made of galvanized sheet metal, and in order to'pre- 9 vent the ungalvanized portion within the erforations rustingy the clothes, brass eyeets such as indicated at c are inserted. in the erforations and flan ed,'as clearly shown in ig. 2. The walls wit iin the perforations are consequently covered so .that no rust will be transferred therefrom to the clothes.

U desi ates the cover of the cylinder which is hinged thereto at one ed and at its other edge is provided with a lato for retaining the same, closed. Such latch is' referab y of the form shown in Fi 3 an comprises a bar E mounted to side upon the cover by means of a knob e, and having two key-hole slots e', e therein adapted to sur- Il einem round studs el, e" proecting upwardly from l saine against rotation. A series of notches the adjacent edge el the cy inder. 1t is l,l l`l are formed inaflange at the up erend obvious that by sliding the bar E into ,osiof the plate l) to be engaged by the lldver K. tion for the larger portions of the keyolcs and thereby lock the same in its several posi- 5 to register with the studs the cover Cma-y be tions, the upper portion of the lever being vc swung'V upwardly, while by sliding the bar in sufficiently resilient to permit it to he dean o posits direction the restricted portions llected into and out of engagement with the 0f tlic key-holes vwill enga-Ue beneath thc notches. It circular recess (l is rovided in y heads of the stiids and securely lock the cover the late l) to receive the )inion l. when the lo vto the cylinder. shot H is drawn outwardly to remove the 7 Each of the end walls C of the cylinder is' pinion from cngogenuwith the gear Wheel. provided with a segmental plate F located preparatory to lifting the c vlinder out of the immediately below the cover (3 of the cylcasing. A. collar D3 closely surrounds the inder. Such'platc is provided on its outer tubular bearing d on the outside of the end Iii surfacewith a depressionfwhich serves as a wall of the casingv to prevent leakage of water no handle to facilitate the cylinder being lifted I between the casing and late l). out of the casing. Each plate E is provided The `date D is provh ed with a vertical at its ends with eyesf, andfl, through which channelI in which is guided a bar M to the ofl extend the ends of a wire hoop G which is se- I set lower cud of which is secured a chain Mi.

cured tothe adjacent end of the cylindrical The lower end of the chain is secured to the et wall, referabl by having the' edge of the l stem of a valve located within a valve casing cylint rical wal bent around the hoop. 'lho N scoured to the bottom wall A of the ends of the hoop G are rcversely screw- 'such casing being provided with an outlet 'n threaded amd engage within screw-threaded and an inlet leading thereto above the valve.

openings in aturn buckle g,such turn buckle The bar M is provided with a shoulderon l ing within the depression f of the plate F. near the np )cr end thereof which is adapted Iltis obvious that by rotating the turn buckle to ovcrlic t c adjacent edge of the plate to y the ends of the hoop are drawn together and retain the bar in elevated position and therethe adjacent portion of the cylindrical wall is by hold the valve away from its scat to perthereb drawn tightly around the end wall of mit the water to bc discharged from the o5 the cy inder. The drawingol the cylindrical Ycasino. wall agpinst the edges ofthe end walls prot) designates-a soap box located within the duce-s a-'hollow cylinder with tight joints .nt casing adjacent the top ofthe wall A3. The

the ends and by reason of the envagernent of l box is in the, form of an angular p iece of the hoov 1 with the segmental p ates on the lnctalas shown in the drawings and is hinged loo end Wal axial displncemcnt of. these walls is at the lower edgeby means of a rod o cngag 'ircvented and a secure and permanent union ing a air of brackets O and (L)2 fixed to the hetwecn the various parts istobtaincd. wall di'. Each ol the brackets is provided Ui designate lone'itudial strips secured to with a shoulder upon which the bot-torn wall 40 the inner surface o the c 'linder which when of the soa box normally rests, as :shown in loe Athe cylinder is revolvedy-serve to lift the Fig. 2. V'hcn itis desired to remove the 4clothes and thereby subject them thoroughly cylinder from tho casing thc soap box 0l is to the water. f swung upwardly so that the inner surface of Y Trunnions d and d2 projectfrom the end its bottom wall lies close to the .upper =por walls of thc cylinder and are 'ournaled in vtion of the adjacent. wn-ll of'jtho coniugi 1.10

. .brackets D and Ded secured to 'the inner surl and l"- indicate shioldw in the v'form of faces of the end walls of thecasin f A plate clips which straddlo tho ,to )Tof thcfwall A3 of* is formed integrally with the t:bracket D the casing and may b o adljustc'd thereon so' and is provided with a tubular bearing D3 in ns to occupy positions `rorresponrling to the 5o which is journaleda stub shaft Il extending clam s ol'a clothes wringen The clamps of 11o .through the end wall A of the casing. A the c othcs Wringer surround and engage tho v wheel k is fixed u` on the outer und of the shields l andi, the shields therefore serv shaft II and has t ereona crank handle for l ing; to all'ord a secure support for the clothes revolving the shaft. A pinion fr is'ixed wringor and also to rotcct the wall of the u onthe-:inner end of the shaft i[I and is casing from injury lly thc clmnps of the 12o ai( apted :to mesh with a gear wl-icel H' fixed wringcr-` i i to the cylinder cfmcentricall around' the The operation of rhy improved vwashin trunnion d. A lever'K is fulizrumed upon machines is as follows: When the lever 1% .the inner surface ofthe plate l) and is prois inthe position shown inl-"ign 1 and 4 the IG0 vided with a flange lc adapted to engage the cylinder is held stationair within the casing .1125

pinion It" and retain the saine in mesh with so that its cover may be olhvfated and clothes .the gear wheel ll. The levery K is also proor ot-hcrariieles may then lloiusortcd in or vided with a lalcmlly extending lng lc having removed from the cylinder. When it is den. recess therein nilnlrilcrl cnf-effe one ofthe sited 'to rotate ,W Luc cylinder to wash the arti'- tfccth of the 4pinion /r and thereby lock'the cles tho invernal( is adjusted to engage tho 13o wheel H.

tion have been sufficiently observed that l have invented 'a 65 gear wheel, au axially note`h l2 thereby disengagiigiihe lug k there- .on from the pinion h', but retaining the lug kin engagement with the pinion so that the acme will be kept in mesh with the gear The hand wheel h is then rotated thereby rotating the shaft H, the pinion h' fixed thereon the gear wheel II', and the c Ylinder to which the gear wheel is fixed.

' en it is desired to remove the cylinder I l0 from the casino' the lever K is engaged with the notch l thereby removing the lug k thereon from between the pinion and plate 1),-so that the shaft H may be drawn outwardly and the pinion moved out of mesh A1g with the gear wheel', such movement of the pinion being permittedfb the recess d in the plate D whic receives't pinion.

The functions ando operations .of the various other improved featues of,m inveniisc/riberlT in connection with the deseri'pti'o dftheir constructions so that further tik'idywclescription is unnecessary.

From the foregoing description 'it illlbe img machine embodying a number of improvements whereby the machine isrendered more satisfactory in operation and more convenient iii iisc. 1

Having now fully described my invention,

what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latcnt is:

l. ln a washing machine, the combination with a casing, of a cylinder rotatably supported within said easing, a gear wheel fixed.

to said cylinder, a pinion meshing with said gear wheel, an axially movable shaft on which said pinion is xed, and adjustable means which retains said pinion in mesh with said gear wheel, or permits said pinion to be disengaged from said gear wheel to allow the removal of the cylinder from the casing or locks said pinion against rotation when engaged with said gear wheel to retain said cylinder immovable while articles are being inserted therein or removed therefrom. 2. ln a washing machine, thccoiiibination with a casing, of a cylinder rotatably supported within said casing, a gear wheel fixed to said cylinder, a'piniion ineshiiigwith said l'ear wheel, aii axially movable shaft on 'which said -pinion is fixed, for disengaging said pinion from said' gear wheel to permit the removal ol' said cyliiflcr from said casing,

an oscillatory lever fof locking said shaft against axial movement when said pinion is in mesh with said goal' heel, and for locking said inioii against rot tion to prevent the rotation of said cylinder while articles are he- 50 ing inserted therein or removed therefrom..

3. ln a washing machine, the combination with a casing; of acylinder rotatably supported within said casing, a gear wheel fixed to said cylinder. a pinion meshing with saiil l movable shaft on i which said pinitmvds fixed, an oscillatory lever for locking said shaft againstor permitting axial movement thereof to engage and disengage said pinion with said gear wheel to permit the cylinder to be removed froniror inserted in said casing and for locking said pinion 'against rotation when meshin with said gear wheel, to retain said cylin er immovable while articles are inserted therein Y or removed therefrom, and means for retaining said levcr in its adjusted positions 4. In a washing machine, the combination with a casing, of a cylinder rotatably supported within said casing, a gear wheel fixed to said cylinder, a pinion meshing with said gear wheel, an axially movable shaft on which said pinion is fixed to diseng e said pinion from said gear wheel to permit said cylinder to be removed from said casing, an oscillatory lever, a lug on said lever for engaging said pinion to retain the same in mesh with said gear wheel, said lever having a recess to engage a tooth of said pinion to lock the same against'rotation and thereby retain such cylinder immovable while articles are inserted in or removed therefrom.

5. In a washing machine, the combination with a casing, of' a cylinder rotatabl supported within said casing, a gear wliee fixed pinion from said gear wheel to permit the removal of said cylinder from said casing, a. plate through which said shaft extends, seciircd to the inner surface of an end wall of said casing, a lever pivotally mounted u on said plate, a lug on said lever for control ing the axial movement of said shaft, and means on said lover for locking said pinion against` rotation 'when meshing with said gear wheel and thereby retain said cylinder immovable to permit articles tobe inserted therein or removed therefrom. Y

6. I n a washing machine, a c linder mad up of a cylindrical wall and en( walls, hoops secured at opposite ends of said cylindrical around the perforations to articles contained within the cylinder, said eyelets proannular angeafl-z vided at op site ends wit which overapv the cylinder adjacent the per forations.

8. A cylinder for a washing machine, coinv prising a cylindrical wall, a pair of end walls,

`oops carried upon the ends of' said cylindrical wall, recessed Ylates secured to the inner j surfaces of said en Walls, and turn buckles connecting the ends of said hoops and extending into the recesses in said plates.

a sheet metal-cylindrical wall, end i Y'.ilvllsnio dried wu -f 9. A cylinder for a washing machine eomo s secured to the ends ofrsaid cylinl l said end walls having recesses in i their outer surfaces, and means extending into `said recesses for securing the ends of the t hoops together.

10. A Washing machine c ing a sheet metal c 'lindrica wall, end walls having recesses in treir outer surfaces, hoops I baut which the' ends 0f said cylindrical wail I are bent, and means extending into said ref cesses for connecting together the ends of said hoops.

11. In awashing machine, the combination with a'frame, of a c supported by said frame, a cylinder rev ubly supported by i linder coniru'isu sgiu'fmm within Said casing,

"ngt e tlon an a plate su .iorted u on the inside of one wall of t e ame adacent one end of the cylinder, a stub shaft slidably mounted `on said plate, complementary ears between said stub shaft and said'cy nder, said plate having a recess .therein to permit the gear on the stub shaft to be carried out of engagement with the gear on the cylinder, ya lever pivoted on said late and provided ear on the stub shaft l einst rotawith means for looking it in its fop.- erative relation with respect to the gear on the cylinder.

In testimony whereof, I Sigh this specication in the presence; of two witnesses.

MLLMM einige. Witnesses: Y y

Geo. L. WrLiuNso'N, HARRY S. Gummi. 

